2016-06-16 Special Meeting Agenda

Revenue Statement -2016/17

2.         ADMINISTRATION
2.1        Issue of Rates Notices
Council will issue rate notices in July 2016 for the billing period 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016
and in January 2017 for the billing period 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017.


2.2        Adjustment of Rates and Charges
Supplementary rates notices for variations in rates and charges may be issued as required during
the financial year. It is the owner’s responsibility to check that all rates and charges are correct at
the time of the issue of the rate notice. Adjustments to rates and charges levied in prior financial
years will not be made where:
(a)     a property has been categorised in Differential General Rate Categories 16,17,18,19, or 27
        (i.e. not principal place of residence) and the owner/s have not provided a declaration that
        the property is his / her / their principal place of residence per section 3.2.3 of this revenue
        statement.
(b)     a property has been categorised as Transitory Accommodation – Urban or Transitory
        Accommodation – Rural for the purposes of levying the Tourism Levy and the owner/s have
        not provided a Tourism Levy declaration form advising Council that the property is not
        offered for short term residential rental.


2.3        Early Payment Discount
Discounts for prompt payments shall be allowed on the rates and charges stipulated in Council's
revenue statement as having discount applying to them. Such discounts are allowed pursuant to
Section 130 of the Local Government Regulation 2012.
2.3.1    Method of Calculation
Subject to section 2.3.2 of this revenue statement the following discount will be allowed on general
rates where the net amount shown on the rate notice is paid by the designated due date:
       5% of the general rate; or
       $200.00 per annum (i.e. $100.00 for each half yearly rate period)
whichever is the lesser amount.
In the case of pensioners complying with the eligibility criteria contained in the Queensland
Government’s Rate Subsidy Scheme and Retirement Villages as per differential general rate
category 23, the half yearly discount offered will be 5% of the general rates. No maximum will
apply.
No Discount is allowable on the following charges which may appear on the rates notice:
       State Emergency Management Levy
       All Special Rates and Charges
       All Separate Charges
       Waste Management Charges
       Change of Ownership Fee
       Backflow Device Registration Fee
       Valuation Fee
       Holding Tank Charges
       Any property charge relating to the provision of temporary services or the carrying out of
        Council works on or in connection with the property
       Any non-rate item included on rate notice



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